CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is up $1.01 to 20.42. VIX October 16, 17, 18, 20 and 25 calls are active.

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (VXX) are up 74c to 16.93

S&P 100 Options (OEX) is down $5.44 to $739.38 (1.10 off it’s intra-day low) as the government shutdown extended into another day with no signs that a political deal is near.

BIG VIX volume this morning. One system shows ~650k VIX options have traded, but one trader said the volume could be 50% more than that – and we have over 3 hours left to trade. Traders saw the SPX (1663.80, off 12.32) slice through the 75-day moving average near 1670, psychological support at 1650, 200-day MA near 1600.

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